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s. 3 TER THE BALL.

II was tired and bored last night,
I aura; lin getting over my liking
Tor society, and, first thing you
know, 1'I1 turn female missionary
taud leave the boredom of our high.
Iy. cultivated civiliz lGlon."
"Yuu find Irritation pail on you
Ihen, Nellie7 Take my word, you
! would be trying your arts on tIlc
first tawny chief you would meet in
fyour island of savages. You wait
i few more scalps dangle Your
belt, you little female Nero. Pray,
What was wrong last night?"
l. The young girls were couSins,and
The frosty light of a winter day
fShot i'll. through The plate-glass win
flows and fell softly upon them as
lsthey sat in Laura More'S boudoir.
Nellie Lee was IL fair, pretty,
I,sparkling girl of 20; her life had
known nothing,bnt luxury and full
l6lled desire; she had been given
freely ofthc roses of life, and no
harsh wind had been allowed to
touch her white, girlish Draw; her
Ehome was in q distanG city, but she
.was spending the winter with her
@ousin; and III tile two months
! which had passed since her coming
The had seemed to find her delight,
| in making mems hearts soften M
/ der sunny smile; and, keeping her
girliSh carelessneSs, she had often
I.5een told, with bitterness in the
accusing voice, that She was heart
less, and took the hearts that men
I-laid at her feet as amusing play
-things.
Laura More was not at all like
Ehersy oung relative. Her eyes were
dark and naughty, with a touch Of
sadness in them, rs if from past
sorrow; her brow was thoughtful
her red lips, proud and sweet, often
took a slight, sad drop as though
IL 49,
ffghey had quivered with some,
san i,aslNi. fii.t n, an called
l.,.,lable woman, whose eveils, ~.
s-oo,fL ~, e5eafs<'VeCI lover
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-06-25
Changes Made by the New Code.

The following are so ne of the
most important changes made in
the laws Of Yirginis by the new
Cole which will go. into effect OIL
the ,lstday of February, 1883 ,-:t':
enumerated by Mr.. Mnintord.Sots
piStsylyania in his spsectN befoca
the Legislature, advocating tn,
atloptionof. the Code as a hole: u
The rifle in-SlellY's case has BEEN
completely ab)lish.sl. i,
P.lroi gifts Of lansl. though ~
companietl 10y posse sion, folio
by improvements, ars void. "a
e Tne.rule in Filyll vs.. H,uril
and other like cases is at.g.
and all contracts with releiol
the sale Of lands are void, bS4
law andsin equity us 60 purcha.
and creditors, until recorded.
Marriage, as to existing credi =
tors, is abolished as Il valuablesco,l-s
siiieration, the doctrine laid down
in Herring VS.. WickhiTm and Clay
VS.. Walter ct ais. being ab ,lisled.
Incomplete purchasers OF land,
withoutnotice ofprIor liens or equi.
ties, are given q lien upon the land
for the amountsof purchase money
actually paid beforenotice OF such.s
right.
Conditional sales of personal
property when possession is de-
liverd are void as to purch Users ad ! J,
creditors without noJce untilsre.s
corded.
mall suits for the sale Of land 60
effect partition contingent rigilss Z
of dover are barred by the sale.
This, Mr.. Speaker, is intended to
be decIaratory ut the present law.sS
A decree Of partition shall oper-
ate to pass'the title to the parties
to whom the parcels are sign vi
without conveyauces-decree tobs
recorded.
Priyy examination of Smarriel
women, as to the execution ofcon-
veyances, abolished.
Trustees aud personal repreSea.
tatives allowed to resign after set
Elements of accounts.
Trustees may berequired to give
bond and security by the court or
judge in vacation on m,tion AFTER
uotice.
A claimibs an ad administrator for.
damages, caused By the death Of
his lnsestate, may be compr9mz-s,-.
q, Arou.ll of the Lac ~.
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eS'sS Zion on scaled instruments,

3ssas =ESsS s. LILO II Ou Scttltu luStTuiu6uGS
i,assyS ears; aud on all promises not
Us. s49y writing, except store accounts,
nree Years. Suits against fduci.
aries to surcharge and falsify ac-
counts settled, or to recover bal
ances ascertained to be due, must
be brought in ten years from the
confirmation OF the report. Suits
against real estate in hands Of an
heir, to subject the same to ances.
tors debts, must be brought in five
years from the death of the dece-
dent. Attachments lie in all the
present cases, and in addition
where the debtor has disposed of
OF is about to dispose OF his prop.
erty, or has converted OF about to
convert it into money, or eviden-
ces Of debt with intent to defraud
his creditors, or where he is about
to change his domicil 70 another
State; and though the debt be not
due, the creditor is still given his
attachment in equity. Where the
attachment proceedings is at law
and levied on real estate the pro-
ceedings OF enforcing the same
shall be the same as III equity.
Provision made for proceedings
for the forfeiture and sale of prop.
erty forfeited for the violation Of
law.
Statutes as to maudamus and
prohibition repealed and new stat.
utes framed simplifying the pro-
ceedlngs which are simply by Pc
tition aud answer and may be in
vacation as well as in term.
The jurisdiction of the County
Courts to award injunctions abol.
lshed except in a few specified
cases.
Jurisdiction of the circuit court
Judges in vacation greatly enlarged
and by consent any cause may be
heard in vacation as well as.ln
term;
Appeals and writszof errorin the.
circuit courts may be heard in va
cation as we'll as in term upon no
tice.
Judgment for money may he re.
covered upon motion after 15days
notice.
Two rules days in each month
established.
Condition of appeal bond en-
larged so as to cover all actual
damages.
AS to purchasers for value with
out notice Judgment must be dock
eted within 20 days instead of GO
as now.
The lien of Judgments not to
be merged by another Judgment
thereon or by q forthcoming bond
having the force Of Judgment
ANY return upon an execution shall
be sufficient to keep the Judgment
alive which shows that the execu-
ton is not satisfied.
Writ Of ad quod damnum abol.
ished ard commissioners to assess
damages substituted for juries.
Bench warrants upon indict-
mcnts abolished and accused to be-
arrested upon capias and commit.
! ted to Jail.
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NURSERY STOCK.

The undersigned has for sale large
stock OF trees and plants, as follows:
PEACH TREES embracing all the
leading varieties.
APPLE. PEAR. CHERRY, PLUM
and OUNCE TREES OF every Kind
that are best adapted to the peninsula.
BLACKBERRY and RASPBERRY
plants. ,>,r
ETC., etc.
My nursery is situated on the line OF
the Great Peninsula Railroad, so that
there is no transferring OF stock. 1t is
packed one day and i'll the hands of my
Acccmac friends thenext.
Mr.. John G.. Figgs of Keller. is my
agent for Accomac. towhonl all commu-
nications should be addressed.
CALEB BOGGS.
Morton. Delaware.
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An Easy Place.

Alad once stepped into our Office
in search of a situation. He was
care you not employedp
Eyes, sir" -,
aOh, | wantan easier place"
We had not Il place for him. No
one wants a man OF Il boy who is
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-06-25
The Ideal Girl.

A Western Bishop has given to
The world his ideal girl. Itwonld
not he rash to fancy, by che way,
that the Bishops wife was fsttered
by the description. 1t sounds very
like what men say "Motber Was,
when she was a grip aShe was a
little girl untilshe was fifteen ye IRIS
old, and she helped her mother In.
her household duties. She had
hours of play and enjoyed herself
to the fullest extent. She never
said to her mother: can't; Idon't
want TO- for obedience was to her
IL cherished virtue. She arose in
the morning when called, and we
do not suppose she had her hair
done$up in papers aud crimplng
pins orsbanged over her forehead.
She didfn grow into q young lady
and talk about her beaylbefore she
was in her teens, and she did not.
read dime novels. The old fashioned
girl was modest in her deneanor,
and never talked slang nor used
.by-words,. She did noJ know as
much as her mother, nor did she
think THAT her Judgment was as.
good as chat Of her sgraldgpt Ger.
Size did alot go 10 parties y the
u ss:dils ten years old ah% stay
time tim 81 sue ~ d = g. g
innocence. And now, Il aa
an old fashioned girl in th ,, ~:
to day, may heaven bless ia; =; Z! Z!
her ana raise up others like
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-06-25

Assisted by corps of competent
young ladies is prepared to please every
one, and on the most reasonable terms,
in either lire OF her business. Every
thing novel and attractive Will be found
III her millinery department to suit the
feminine taste and aft i'll either branch
of her business will be guaranteed ac'
coldirg to latest styles.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-06-25
TIT; WHIT WHITE
Sewing Machine
AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS

The latestimproved offender shut
tie and fat shank needle cannot be
set wrong, are among the latest
improvements. Over 600, 900 now
in use iii the short time of II years.
Never such q record with any other
sewing machine. Don't hny any
till YOU have examined this new
machine then you can Judge for
yourself the quieteSt shuttle ma
chine on the market. Let me hear
from yon.
have also the patent DOUBLE
EDGED REVERSIBLE SHEARS
or SCISSORS, the best you ever
saw, never need grinding nor get
loose in rivet.
And am still making large
amount OF the best quality OF pop
lar and oak furniture, snch as mar
Bile top wardrobes, tables, stands,
Observation-Disclosures beds,
&c. Repairing done and pictures
framed. Pulpits for churches made
to order.
Thanking you for past fivors, |
submit my claims to you IN the III
ture and will try and merit con
tinuance OF the same patronage.
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Beautiful and Elegant are our Gold
and Silver Watches for ladies', gen.
tlenen and boys.
Alarge variety of steel. nickle, white
metal, silk (gold-mounted) bamboo, gilt,
electro plate, best roll plate, and solld
gold and silver chains. Ladies lace pins
and ear drops of all kinds and prices
Engagement and wedding rings; La,
dies and gents sleeve buttons. Gents
scarf pins of best plate aud solid gold
Lodge pins (Masouic, Odd Fellows, Roy
al Arcanuln, Knights of Honor, Hep
tasophs. &c. Yin solid gold. Collar but.
tons, studs, etc. a large assortment Of
spectacles and eye glasses. We sell
clocks for less money than the dealers In
general merchandise pay for them in
Baltimore; i'll fact, we guarantee our
prices to compare flvorably with those
of Baltimore Wec,ln explain why it is
fact. GU are solicited to call and as
sure yourself.
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s swear 3 !: l;lssff her friend-

p sGsas { .af her friend.
Nellie's bright face was shadow
ed by IL very pretty frown as she
tapped her slippcred foot on the
fender while replying to her cousin
IL mean it," she sud crosby
"I'm tired Of society-the society
men! | used to like it, but now, as
you say, it pals upon me. Pm tired
of having TO smile when L want to
yawn, of simply giving areproach--
rul glance when l want to box some
IDIOTS ears! 1t is all bore, Laura
Dead Sea fruit, my cousin. | am
weary OF insane speeches and stu
pid compliments and tender band.
clasps"
"a sad condition for the belle OF
last night to own to this morning;
Nelie,n Laura replied with slow
smile. 81 am fully convinced that
something has happened at which
you are put out. Did Egbert
Lorne firt with some other pretty
girl, and do you object to beng
treated as you treat others?"
Nellie gave her fair head an i'm
patient toss.
"Egbert Lorne may fling his per.
fections in the East River, and [
would not care,n she said.
.Did Elmer Gray fail to lay his
homage at so fair a Shrine, cousin9"
..Elmer Gray made aperlect fool
of himself as usual,''I was the un-
gracious reply.
"Was it Vane Brandon who fell
short then7 Did he not ask rose
bud from your bouquet, which he
could weep over ill your absence,
dear? 1t was too bad OF him."
Greatly, Laura, one would think
you had been llstening,' Nellie
said, with anocking little ripple of
laughter, "you use his own words.
and | gave Linn q lovely bud. l
wish now that l hadn't, but was
angry at that ime, you see."
"You showed your temper in an
unusual way" Laura laughed. els
yourangeralways so good-natureda'
But Nellle's pout was a decided
thing now, and her slim foot was
beating Il tattoo on the fender
which would not have disgraced d
South Sea Islander.
II wasn't angry at Vane Bran
don,r she said, trailing all amount
of scorn over the name. 81 could
not become angry at him-he's too
stupid. 1t was at-well l mightas
well tell yon, atJack."
"Has Jack been rude, Nellie?"
Laura questioned in perfectly in.
different voice, although her cous
ms pretty face was slowly crimson
ing.
Jack" was Laura's balf-brother,
not at all related to Nellie, and very
much in love with her; consequent
ly, Nellie had sometimes a-the
other place-lor Jack. While
Laura, seeing it all would alter
nateIy smile and sigh, hardly
knowing what TO loresce.
..Rnde!D Nellie echoed, indignant.
ly. Il should think so. Willy he
never so much rs saw me the whole
night. And | had promised him a
dance, and he never came to claim
Ill! Lie was SO fascinated 10y that
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-03-12
WHOLE NO. 2.756.
Benton MoMIliln, Congressman From Ten
nessee, the Lucklest Representative in
Washington.

There are substantial reasons why
Congressman Benton McMllin is re-
garded rs the luckiest man in Washing
ton. His wife is lovely woman, a
brunette, Young, graceful and accom-
plished. She is the daughter OF ex-Gov.
Brown, the richest man in Tennessee.
Mrs. McMillln is his only child. and
heiress to his $6,00O00O or 1000, 900.
Moreover, Mr.. McMillin is so popular
in his district that the Democrats do not
think OF opposing his nomination so
long as he chooses to stand for q re-elec-
tion. He nominates himself and the
party indorses it. The Democrats are
so strong in the district that the Repub-
licans will not go through the form of
nominating one OF their number to
run against him. This is Mr.. McMil-
Inns greatest grievance. He dearly
loves fight, and the Republicans re-
fuse to crafty him.
The luckiest Congressman was born
in Monroe county, Kentucky, Septem-
ber II, 1S45. He was educated at
Phylomath Academy, Tennessee, and
Kentucky University at Lexington.
Alter having read law and his admis-
sion to the bar, in 1871, he opened an
office at Celina, Tennessee. In Novem-
Der, 1874, he was elected member OF
the Tennessee House of Represents
tives. The next year he was commits
stoned by the Governor of his State to
treat with the State OF Kentucky for the
purchase OF territory. He was an
elector on the Tilden and Hendricks
ticket. In 1877 he was commissioned
by the Governor of Tennessee a special
Judge of the Circuit Court. His SER
vice as Representative at Washington
began with the Forty-sixth Congress.
They have been continuous since that
time. -Courier-Jounal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-03-12
The Isle of Patmos.

Before the Christian era the name
Patmos only occurs in a few passages
of ancient writers, and of its history,
if it had one, nothing is known, it was
when it became the place of banish-
ment OF St. John the Divine, and the
scene of his apocalyptic vision, that 1t
once for all attracted the attention of
mankind. AT the present day it is one
Of the least accessible of the Aegean
Islands, for, owing to its remote posi-
ton and the unproductiveness OF its
soil, no steamers ever touch there.
In shape Patmos my be roughly de-
scribed as forming crescent, the horns
of which face eastward; but its outline
IS broken up by innumerable promon
tories inclosing landlocked creeks, so
that, when seen from above, it presents
somewhat the aspect of strange poly
pus. Its length from north to south is
about eight miles. and its area is rug
ged and broken; but the most marked
popularity is that it is almost divided
in two in the middle, for in this part,
within distance OF little more than
half mile from one another, are two
isthmuses only few hundred yards
wide, and rising bat lightly above the
sea level. On the southernmost OF
these the scala is situated, while be-
tween the two stands the steep hill on
which the acropolis OF the Hellenic city
was built.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-03-12
Editing With the Scissors.
philadelphia CALL

The above remark is frequently
made in connection with newspapers,
and is too frequently meant rs a slur.
On the contrary, under proper circum-
stances, it should be regarded as COM
pliment OF high character. The same
paper may he ably edited with the pen
and miserably edited with the scissors.
A mistaken idea prevails that the work
OF the latter is mere child's play, a sort
OF hit-or-miss venture, requiring hardly
any brains and still less Judgment,
that the promiscuous and voluminous
clippings are sent in patches to the
foreman, and with that the editors
duty ends and that of the foreman be-
gins.
Instead OF this, the work requires
much care and attention, with a
keen comprehension of the fact that
each days paper has its own needs.
The exchange editor is a pains-aking,
conscientious, methodical man, always
on the alert, quick in appreciation, re-
tentive in memory, shrewd in discern
ment. He reads closely, culls carefully,
omits and amends, dscards and digests,
never ignoring the fact that variety is a
great essential. There are sentences to
recast, words to soften, redundancies to
prune, errors to correct, headings to be
made, credits to be given, seasons to be
considered, affinities to he preserved,
consistencies to tie respected. He
knows whether the matter is fresh or
stale, whether it is appropriate, and
whether he has used it before; he re-
members that he is catering for many
tastes; he makes raids in every direc-
ton; he lays the whole newspaper field
under contribution; he persstently
"boils down" which with him is not a
process of rewriting, but a happy facul-
ty OF expunging without destroying
sense or continuity.
His genius is exhibited in the depart
ment, the items of which are similar
and cohesive-in the suggestive heads
and sub-heads, in the sparkle that is
visible, IN the sense OF qualification
which the reader derives. No daily
paper can be exclusively original; It
would die of ponderosity. Lille is too
short, and hence an embargo must be
laid upon the genius OF its rivals. A
bright-clipped article is infinitely bet
ter than a stupid contributed article.
The most successful paper is the paper
that is intelligently and consistently
edited in all its departments, whether
by pen or scissors.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-03-12
Shaved with Pumice Stone.

ever hear OF man shaving himself
with pumlce stone?" asked an Ogden
avenue barber OF a Chicago Herald re-
porter. "There is carpenter over
here on Jane street who has not touched
his skin with razor for six months,
yet his face is always as smooth as a
woman's. Three times week he sits
down upon the bench in his shop, and
with piece OF pumice stone held tight
ly between his index finger and thumb,
he will slowly rasp the stubble off his
chin and chops. He says he can shave
himself in this manner in half the time
it would require him with razor.
Talk about there being any money in a
barber shopl It's all bosh. 1t won't
be long before men will be shaving
themselves with sponges, and cutting
their hair with an egg-beater."
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Catarrh Cured.
DAWSON, GA, Dec. Z, 1886.

DAWSON, GA, Dec. z, 1885.
For fully nine years ! had catarrh.
For five years / had it in the very worst
form, how obnoxious that is need not
recount. / was under treatment of one
of the most celebrated eye, ear and
throat physicians in the United States,
but he was unable to do me any good.
In despair, l resorted to numerous
patent medicines that l saw advertised,
but of no avail. Finally about six
months ago / began to take S. S. S.,
in sheer desperation, but with little
hope and no faith in it. But to-day
am comparatively well; indeed, have
been so benefited by the S. S. S., that,
although skeptical Of its merits, am
compelled by the benefit have derived
from it, to testify to its unquestioned
curative powers in catarrh cases. The
best compliment can pay it is that
have recently recommended it to a
number ofmy warmest personal friends.
MRS. E. G. KENDRIoK.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-03-12

with the besom OF statutory wrath,
besoms OF statutory wrath carefully
printed Mt this Office on short notice.
ain closing, we will state that the
Retina starts out with a liberal patron
age and has come to stay. We use this
last term with the permission OF the
man who made it.
1--WE expect our navy-blue jobber in
few weeks, and little boys in town
who wish to see how a newspaper is
made, and who would like to con-
tribute thumb or two out OF their
little collection, may come and monkey
with the new press at any time. We
will return their thumbs to them at the
end OF the week"
/ like the tone OF this piece as a gen.
eral thing, though I am sorry to hear
you allude to your liberal patronage
and by the same mail get request for
more funds. / will send you what
money | can spare, hoping that you
will soon get on your feet again.
/ suppose you will be running for con-
gress the next thing and then you will
forget al. abost your old father, and
borrow money of people who haven't
felt near the interest IN you that /
have.
Send the paper for one year and
charge me with the subscription price.
You may also put piece in your paper
stating as follows:
FOR SALE.
Owing to i'll health | will sell at my
residence in town 20, range IS, west,
according to government survey, one
crushed-raspberry eolored COW, aged {
years. She is a good milkster, and ii
not afraid OF the cars-or anything
else. She is a COW of undaunted
courage and gives milk frequently
To "a man who does not fear death in
any form she would be great boon
She is very much attached to her home
at present by means OF trace-chain,
but she will be sold to any one who
will agree to treat her right. She i:
one fourth short-horn and three'fourths
hyena. Purchaser need not be identi
fed. | will also throw in double-ba
relied shotgun which goes with her
In May she generally goes away some
where for a week or two and returns
with a tall, red calf, with long wabbly
legs. Her name is Rose, and | would
prefer to sell her to nonresident.
You may keep this notice in your
paper till you sell the COW. We are al
pretty well, and hope your paper is self
sustaining.
II had four or five boys engaged il
running newspapers / don't believe I't
have money enough to pay my poll
tax. But / must now close by saying
so-long, as the fellow says. Your father
BILL NYE.